HR Concours

The Leadership Development Concours®

The Leadership Development Concours (LDC) is an ongoing professional development program for the senior management team at major corporations. Through a series of multi-company conferences, world-class authorities and thought leaders deliver breakthrough insights on new business strategies and management processes.

Many corporations utilize the program as a planned and disciplined way to have their executives step away from the pressures of day-today activities and think strategically.  Why should you select The Leadership Development Concours when there are a multitude of options for education and training of executives? Because, unlike our competitors, we deliver high quality and relevance to your executives.

Too many executive education and management training programs go through the familiar motions but don't yield the desired business results: executive alignment, informed decisions, improved management, and enhanced leadership. Why?

Because too often:

• Discussion leaders are not world-class, and they lack the innate ability both to illuminate and to motivate.
• Content is not up-to-date. It doesn't reflect the latest developments in a rapidly changing business world and a rapidly changing technology context.
• Learning from the experiences of the representatives of other companies isn't part of the program - and other attendees aren't true peers.
• Unbiased interpretation is hard to find at conferences sponsored by vendors.

Contrast that with the "Concours" experience where most first-time attendees say it's the best business conference they have ever participated in.

Why? Because:

• Meetings are intimate in size and restricted to true peers.
• The world-renowned discussion leaders interact in depth with participants during half-day segments.
• Social functions are creative and fun for both attendees and their guests.
• Events are run with precision, and Concours staff epitomizes customer service.
• Our discussion leaders talk about their newest research, not their last book.
• Schedules and themes are published a year in advance of meetings to facilitate planning amid busy executive schedules.

We deliver on the promise of executive education. Our skilled and renowned discussion leaders provide unbiased information and breakthrough insights based on the latest research and corporate experiences. We create a "pure learning" environment, full of interaction and free of sales pitches.

The LDC specifically targets three distinct layers of a corporation's senior management team:

• Senior Executives: CEOs, Presidents of major divisions, Board members, and executive team members who report directly to the CEO.
• Executives: Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents of major business processes and functions, including Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, and Information Technology (some of whom may also qualify as senior executives).
• Directors: Direct reports of executive team members and the "executives" group.

The conferences at each level are restricted to true peers and the messages from the thought leaders address the particular needs at that level. The basic philosophy is that executives over a function or process or division need to learn more about areas outside of their own domain in order to be more effective (i.e., CFOs need to learn more about information technology and human capital, and CIOs and CHROs need to learn more about finance).

Members of the Leadership Development Concours are entitled to:

• 2 seats at 4 Global Senior Executive Summits
• 2 seats at 6 Executive Summits
• 2 seats at 2 Senior Executive Interchanges
• 2 seats at 4 Executive Perspectives

Senior Executive Summits

Senior Executive Summitsare two-and-a-half-day conferences designed to expand perspectives on emerging critical corporate issues and to provide the opportunity to interact with counterparts from other major corporations. World-class authorities and thought leaders join participants in a business-casual setting for half-day segments interactively exploring the contemporary challenges of executive management.

Drawing on current nGenera research, experts present a briefing on the latest strategies and tools for cutting-edge management. Attendees often bring guests and arrive on the weekend for hosted activities and to get acquainted with other participants.Two attendees per corporation - at the level of CEO, divisional president, CFO or other executive committee member - are invited to participate.

Business Resilience and Business Growth
February 24-27, 2008 The Lodge at Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California	Jim Collins - on corporate resilience and why some companies have it Rita Gunther McGrath- on finding the opportunities for business growth

Next Generation Enterprises
May 8-9, 2008 Royal Garden Hotel London - United Kingdom	Peter Cochrane - on fundamental changes in R&D and the start-up sector Susan Greenfield - on the role of adaptability in Next Generation Enterprises Ray Hammond - on the six future drivers of business change

Emerging Disciplines of Management
August 3-6, 2008 The Lodge at Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California	Gary Hamel - on continuous management innovation John Boudreau - on talentship, the decision science approach to HR Don Tapscott - on mass collaboration as an organizing principle

Next Generation Business Leadership
November 9-12, 2008 The Inn at Palmetto Bluff Bluffton, South Carolina	Michael Watkins - on success factors for business leaders Jim Champy - on reengineering in the digital age Juan Enriquez - on how the life sciences are reshaping business and society

Senior Executives are also welcome at all Executive Summits of interest.

Executive Summits

Executive Summitsare two-and-a-half-day conferences designed to expand perspectives on emerging corporate issues. They feature world-class thought leaders on key management issues particularly in the areas of business processes, information technology, human capital and customer experience. Attendees often bring guests and arrive on the weekend for hosted activities and to get acquainted with other participants.Two attendees per corporation - at the level of Senior Vice President or Vice President, such as CIO, CHRO, VP of Marketing, VP of Finance - are invited to participate.

Managing with Discipline and Courage
March 9-12, 2008 The Grand Del Mar San Diego, California	John Boudreau - on talentship, the decision science approach to HR Rush Kidder- on executive courage and ethical business

Driving Profitable Growth Through Innovative Customer Experience
March 30-April 2, 2008 The Lodge at Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California	Scott Bedbury - on how to grow your company and establish its trademark as the leader Gary Hamel - on continuous management innovation Frank Capek - on leveraging business analytics to drive profitable growth

Leading Business Innovation
April 6-9, 2008 The Grand Del Mar San Diego, California	Clayton Christensen - on managing and accelerating business innovation Rod Beckström - on collaborative software and organizational teamwork Tom Wujec - on revolutionary practices in innovation

Challenges and Levers of Contemporary Competition
July 13-16, 2008 The Resort at Squaw Creek • Olympic Valley, California	Jeffrey Rayport - on innovative ways to connect with customers Joseph Grenny - on the power to change anything Barry Asmus - on the opportunities and challenges of today's economy

Next Generation Technologies for Next Generation Enterprises
October 12-15, 2008 Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa Lost Pines, Texas	Andrew McAfee - on the technologies transforming today's business Don Tapscott - on mass collaboration as an organizing principle Dave Ulrich - on the leadership code

Business Analytics and Business Performance
December 7-9, 2008 The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Florida	Tom Davenport - on competing on business analytics

Senior Executive Interchanges

Senior Executive Interchangesare one-day hotel-based sessions featuring world-class authorities interactively exploring emerging issues in corporate management. Most attendees arrive the night before for dinner and conversation with other attendees.Two attendees per corporation - at the level of CEO, divisional president, CFO or other executive committee member and their direct reports - are invited to attend.

Building the Next Generation Organization
May 13, 2008 Chicago, Illinois	Don Tapscott - on mass collaboration as an organizing principle Tamara Erickson - on leveraging each generation's values in positive ways

Leading Technology-Driven Change
October 23, 2008 Boston, Massachusetts	Andrew McAfee - on the technologies transforming today's businesses Andrew Shimberg - on leadership influence in driving next generation change

Executive Perspectives

Executive Perspectivesare topically focused one-and-a-half-day conferences for senior business executives help expand viewpoints on rapidly-evolving business issues and opportunities. World-class authorities and thought leaders join participants in a business-casual hotel setting for interactive exploration of the most pressing issues of contemporary management.Two appropriate-level executives from each member organization are invited to attend - at the level of Vice President, Senior Vice President or direct report.

Topics are determined approximately 120 days prior to each session to ensure the timeliness of the content.

February 7-8, 2008 May 8-9, 2008 September 18-19, 2008 October 30-31, 2008

St. Regis Hotel - Houston, Texas The Ritz-Carlton - Boston Common - Boston, Massachusetts The Ritz-Carlton - Chicago, Illinois The Ritz-Carlton - Phoenix, Arizona